14 Related Articles from 2019-04-17

829-year-old 'Viking-style' shipwreck reveals its secrets. The wreck of a 12th-century ‘Viking-style’ ship discovered in a German port is revealing its secrets thanks to high-tech 3D-scanning technology. >>

Attorney: Fake German heiress had 'ambitious' business plans. A defense attorney says fake German heiress Anna Sorokin was merely "buying time" and intended to pay back the friends and banks she's accused of swindling. >>

Ex-SS guard charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. German prosecutors say they have charged a former Nazi concentration camp guard with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder >>

German driver who hit New Year's crowds to remain in clinic. Prosecutors in western Germany say a man who repeatedly drove into crowds early on New Year's Day and injured 14 people can't be held criminally responsible because of his mental condition. >>

German government halves 2019 growth forecast to 0.5%. The German government has slashed its 2019 economic growth forecast for the country for the second time this year and is now predicting growth of only 0.5% >>

German minister calls for lower tax on long-distance trains. Germany's transport minister is calling for a cut in tax on long-distance train travel to encourage more people to travel by rail and advance climate protection >>

German parliament fines far-right party for PR firm donation. The German parliament has fined the far-right Alternative for Germany party more than 400,000 euros ($452,200) for accepting illegal campaign donations >>

German parliament speaker rebuffs far-right party. The speaker of Germany's parliament says the far-right Alternative for Germany has no legal right to a deputy speaker, a position it has been unable to get other parties' support to fill >>

German state to offer basic course in Judaism in public schools. The course starting in the next academic year will join the available required courses in other religions such as Catholicism and Protestantism. >>

German teen on trial for killing boy over refused advances. A German teenager has gone on trial for the fatal strangling of another boy who allegedly refused his advances >>

Madeira crash: At least 28 killed on tourist bus near Canico. German media report that at least nine Germans are among those killed near the town of Canico. >>